AL to serve show-cause notice on MP Enamur
The ruling Awami League yesterday decided to issue a show-cause notice upon lawmaker Enamur Rahman of Dhaka-19 for his recent remarks on “crossfire”.
"We have received complaints and criticisms from different quarters regarding an interview of our lawmaker Enamur Rahman. We have taken the issue seriously," said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader.
Quader, also the minister for roads, highways and bridges, was briefing reporters after a meeting of AL secretaries at the party president's Dhanmondi office yesterday.
Enamur received flak for his interview to Bengali daily Manabzamin on July 18 in which he had said there were many cadres and goons in his area but all had become silent. No one dares to do anything as five people had been killed in crossfire as per his wish and 14 more were on a list he prepared, the daily quoted him as saying.
Following huge criticism, Enamur withdrew his statement and apologised for his “unexpected, indecent and condemnable” speech. The lawmaker also published a newspaper ad to this end.
About BNP chairperson's London trip, the AL spokesperson Quader said they were looking into the purpose of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's London tour to determine whether she was trying to hatch a conspiracy there.
"The UK unit of Awami League is keeping its eyes on every movement of Khaleda Zia in London. Everything -- such as where Khaleda Zia is going, with whom she is holding meetings and maintaining communications have been put under the scanner," he said.
The meeting of AL secretaries also decided to increase fees for party office bearers with retrospective effect from November last year, said sources.
AL presidium members would now have to pay Tk 5,000 a year instead of Tk 3,000. The party president and general secretary would pay the same as presidium members.
Secretarial member would pay Tk 4,000 instead of Tk 2,000 and central committee member would pay Tk 3,000 in place of Tk 1,000.
National Executive Committee members used to pay Tk 200 before but now they would pay Tk 500.
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